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The Unneccesary Challenge

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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    I succumbed to the temptation of cereal bars, a hand-mixer and a hand-blender.

    Oops... :o
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  • beanielou
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    ZTD wrote: »
    I succumbed to the temptation of cereal bars, a hand-mixer and a hand-blender.

    Oops... :o

    The mind boggles:rotfl:
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  • CAFCGirl
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    Yes what are you going to do with those cereal bars!!!???

    OK people I'm back, refreshed and re-awakened to the challenge :)

    Self governing seemed to work though, hope everyone has been doing well :)
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  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
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    picked dad up from the airport but his plane was an hour and a half late and as nothing is open today there was nothing to do but wait so i spent £2.70 on magazines £1.80 on a bottle of diet coke and chocolate soo overpriced! i always hated the look on peoples faces when the total came to 3 times what they expected!
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  • ruthiejane
    ruthiejane Posts: 1,217 Forumite
    Well made it to the end of the week with a few pence in my wallet, so that's gone inthe piggy bank. A brand new £10 note is now ready for the week ahead, curtesy of mother-in-law. I'd done a bit of shopping for her a week or so ago!
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  • PeachPickle
    PeachPickle Posts: 9,924 Forumite
    ZTD wrote: »
    I succumbed to the temptation of cereal bars, a hand-mixer and a hand-blender.

    Oops... :o


    Well if you're feeling *really* bad about it my hand blender died yesterday so any donations welcome ;) :rotfl:

    I'm giving up on August tbh! Stupid boyfriend :mad: Bought some more new underwear today... Also a new toothbrush cos mine is just about dead. It was a fancy rechargable one, but I replaced it with a non-fancy rechargable! Next weekend I have to buy a bunch of stuff for Reading, but I'm still relatively flush compared to how I was a year ago. But very poor compared to two months ago... As long as I've enough for food, train tickets and "protection" ;);) who gives a damn hey?!

    Well I do, but just a bit...
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  • jet77
    jet77 Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    Hi every1,

    Just a quickie to say that I have stuck to budget this week. I'm going to do my best this week but am going to have to invest in a tent coz am going to have to start camping. The dog can't stay at my parents house so I'm going to start staying with the dog and kids at a local camp site. First trip starts on Fri for the week end.

    I'll withdraw my weekly budget and put it in the right envelopes tomorrow.

    Luv Jxx
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    PeachPickle wrote: »
    I'm still relatively flush compared to how I was a year ago. But very poor compared to two months ago... As long as I've enough for food, train tickets and "protection" ;);) who gives a damn hey?!

    Well I do, but just a bit...

    I'm sure the more you spend on protection - the happier you'll be... ;)
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    Crikey!

    Sounds like everyone has been doing relatively well!

    Peaches - After a while the spending will calm down.... and maybe he'll just pay for everything protection and undies!!!

    I actually managed a no spender yesterday which was cool, and I wasnt even thinking about it.
    Today I need to get some household bits, black bags, washing up liquid... really exciting stuff!

    Hope everyone has a good day xx
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  • jet77
    jet77 Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    Hi,

    I've withdrawn money ready to put in envelopes when I get home. I spent 47p on a loaf which will come out of grocery budget and 51p on a danish which will come out of unnecessary. Unnecessary will have £4 less this week coz I got 2 x £2 coins in my change so I will save them.

    Hope every1 has a gr8 day x
    JUST DO IT ONE BRICK AT A TIME
    PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
    Weekly Budget: groceries£50/petrol£50/Unnecesary£15
    DEBT PAID = 58% (£4,212/£8216):T
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